Laika – a dog from breed hunting, this instinct at it is developed very well. Therefore before buying such puppy, you have to think whether you will be able to provide not only the exercising conditions of keeping, but also to judgment bring up him.
Instruction
1. Even if you plan to support a dog in the yard, at first, so far as she will not be 4-5 months old, keep her in the apartment. Define to a puppy the quiet place far from heating devices and drafts. Do not allow it to sleep on your bed or on chairs. It is impossible to leash a puppy or alone, in the dark, enclosed space. Do not move it on the street while winter cold weather lasts.
2. From early age accustom a puppy to ask for the yard: you take out it on the street or put in a special box with sand at the first signs that it needs to clean intestines. Usually it begins to podskulivat and be turned, looking for the suitable place.
3. At once choose to a laika a nickname and begin to accustom to it. You should not think out elaborate names – stop on short disyllabic, but sonorous and beautiful. Traditionally nicknames to likes select for the name of a hunting animal, the rivers, lakes, for character of a dog and her color.
4. Correctly you feed a dog, carrying out all necessary instructions. Do not leave food, unfinished after the next feeding, in its bowl, always refresh water. The puppy has to receive all nutrients, vitamins and minerals, necessary for the correct development and formation of a skeleton. You do not feed a dog with what you eat – smoked, sharp, salty and sweet. Stop all attempts to elicit a piece at those who sit at a table. Control its growth and weight, you carry out expulsion of helminths.
5. The laika has to spend much time on the street. Already from half-month age you walk a puppy which duration then increase till 2-3 o'clock daily. Play with it outdoor games, work during them necessary teams. After three months transfer walks to the forest. At first the puppy will keep near you, then will begin to run off, exploring the area. Do not call up him to yourself too often, accustom to that he always remembered you and was able to find quickly. Hide from him, you learn to look for you on a trace.
6. In warm summer days begin to accustom a laika puppy to water – move the walks and games to the coast of a reservoir. You come into water and call up to yourself a dog. Violently in water it is impossible to wear out a dog at all. If she is afraid of water, use a favourite toy which at first throw near water, and then is farther and farther in water.
7. Train from early age to carry a puppy a ponoska, this ability at layek in blood, it should be recorded only team. Begin gradual working off of all with three-months age necessary in life and on hunting of teams: "take", "to lie", "sit", "look for", it "is impossible", "voice". The first teams to which it has to study – "place" and "to me". You say them always accurately and clearly.
8. Bringing up a laika, you never shout at it and, especially, cruelly do not punish. A beating will break character of a dog, she will cease to trust and will begin to be afraid not only you, but also all people around. The Karelian-Finnish likes are especially sensitive and vulnerable. Unfortunately, will not do without punishments. In this case it is enough to take a dog for withers and to slightly stir up it as it is done by boughs with puppies or leaders in packs. Punishment has to follow a fault at once, in 5 minutes the dog will not understand any more for what. Stock up with love, persistence and patience to bring up a dog to like.